CITYWIDE — THE NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION on Monday announced that 97% of nurses at 12 private sector hospitals across New York City — five of them in Brooklyn — voted to authorize a strike, two weeks before their Dec. 31 contract expiration. This vote gives their bargaining committees the authority to call a strike if a contract is not settled by the end of the year, NYSNA said in a release.
Topping the list of demands are safe staffing levels, followed by community healthcare services; protections for vulnerable patients targeted by the Trump administration; health, safety and workplace violence protection; safeguards on the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare; and fair wages and benefits to recruit and retain nurses…